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09-17-15, 11:09 AM
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Is it true that when you become the gf wc you become the spokesman for Sanka?
09-17-15, 11:15 AM
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A local guy has been turning old forks into lamps: FUJI CX FORK LAMP - Perfect Gift for the Cyclist Who Has Everything!
I am tempted to try this with the old forks I have lying around.
I am tempted to try this with the old forks I have lying around.
09-17-15, 11:17 AM
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Gran Fondos are European, and Europe does a terrible job. Terrible. Just ask anyone. Everyone knows the truth. I'm an honest guy. My race was the best the race ever. But I stopped doing it because cyclists are awful people. Just look at that Lance Armstrong. I don't like to talk bad about people, but he's a horrible person. But his wife is really hot. So don't do Gran Fondos, they're stupid.
-Donald Trump
-Donald Trump
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THE WHEELS OF FORTUNE The Tour de Trump, billionaire Donald Trump's bike race through the American countryside, was a smashing success - SI.com
And shout out for the gunks and catskills there too. The Devil's Kitchen "the pros had to walk up" legend is from the Tour de Trump.
09-17-15, 11:25 AM
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09-17-15, 11:25 AM
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Fun/funny read:
THE WHEELS OF FORTUNE The Tour de Trump, billionaire Donald Trump's bike race through the American countryside, was a smashing success - SI.com
And shout out for the gunks and catskills there too. The Devil's Kitchen "the pros had to walk up" legend is from the Tour de Trump.
THE WHEELS OF FORTUNE The Tour de Trump, billionaire Donald Trump's bike race through the American countryside, was a smashing success - SI.com
And shout out for the gunks and catskills there too. The Devil's Kitchen "the pros had to walk up" legend is from the Tour de Trump.
P&R... reported
09-17-15, 11:31 AM
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This is a tough one. There are some fast kids there.
Mike Nosco Memorial Bicycle Ride » Video Preview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stpP...&feature=share
Strava KOM section and big trophy for winning it. The losers stand in line at the BBQ to upload Strava data, and talk to about a half dozen ex TdF riders.
Mike Nosco Memorial Bicycle Ride » Video Preview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stpP...&feature=share
Strava KOM section and big trophy for winning it. The losers stand in line at the BBQ to upload Strava data, and talk to about a half dozen ex TdF riders.
09-17-15, 11:41 AM
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09-17-15, 12:08 PM
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Fun/funny read:
THE WHEELS OF FORTUNE The Tour de Trump, billionaire Donald Trump's bike race through the American countryside, was a smashing success - SI.com
And shout out for the gunks and catskills there too. The Devil's Kitchen "the pros had to walk up" legend is from the Tour de Trump.
THE WHEELS OF FORTUNE The Tour de Trump, billionaire Donald Trump's bike race through the American countryside, was a smashing success - SI.com
And shout out for the gunks and catskills there too. The Devil's Kitchen "the pros had to walk up" legend is from the Tour de Trump.
09-17-15, 12:09 PM
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Dear lord, how is this even a thing: https://www.bikereg.com/gran-fondo-n...ionship-series
09-17-15, 12:21 PM
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Now that I think about it, one of our P12 races had a strava KOM winner prize that was pretty big, although I don't recall the $ value. It might have been worth as much as the race win. It was a 10 lap race with a ~3:00 hill to the finish line that was the strava segment. The winner was the race winner on the last lap. So there you go.
09-17-15, 12:25 PM
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I thought that was what a gran fondo was... a competition over timed sections of a longer, supported ride.
09-17-15, 12:30 PM
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I've never done an "official" gran fondo but my buddy organizes a popular local event called the Gunks 10000, which is a 100 mile supported ride with 12 timed climbs. The winner gets a free burrito, and his/her name attached to a homemade trophy (the "gunky chunk") that lives at the local bike shop. The "support" is my buddy's brother in his truck. The event is really very fun. I wrote the scoring script, which is a web scraper that grabs everybody's times on the 12 climbs off of strava.
09-17-15, 12:31 PM
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09-17-15, 12:40 PM
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I've never done an "official" gran fondo but my buddy organizes a popular local event called the Gunks 10000, which is a 100 mile supported ride with 12 timed climbs. The winner gets a free burrito, and his/her name attached to a homemade trophy (the "gunky chunk") that lives at the local bike shop. The "support" is my buddy's brother in his truck. The event is really very fun. I wrote the scoring script, which is a web scraper that grabs everybody's times on the 12 climbs off of strava.
09-17-15, 12:43 PM
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Now that I think about it, one of our P12 races had a strava KOM winner prize that was pretty big, although I don't recall the $ value. It might have been worth as much as the race win. It was a 10 lap race with a ~3:00 hill to the finish line that was the strava segment. The winner was the race winner on the last lap. So there you go.
09-17-15, 12:45 PM
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09-17-15, 12:50 PM
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09-17-15, 12:51 PM
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Sunday Oct 11. If you're interested lmk and I'll put you on the email list (which has very little activity other than specifying the ride details). It's a fun combo of really competitive (top 10 was totally out of reach for me last year) and relaxed.
If anyone wants more info drop me a line.
If anyone wants more info drop me a line.
09-17-15, 01:58 PM
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Now I gotta get a head unit with gps.
09-17-15, 02:31 PM
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Weren't you the guy complaining about lost Garmin data. You can not pay a lot for the muffler or you can have data loss. Pick one. 
09-17-15, 02:32 PM
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Did strength work for the first time this off season. I'm frigging utterly wrecked. So sore.
09-17-15, 02:33 PM
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I'm just happy to see that like power meters, there are more and more gps options too.